Lenakel
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A language of Vanuatu
Alternate Names
Nakaraan taha Lenakel, Nakharan taha Lénakel, Netvaar, Netwar, Nɨtuar, Tanna
User Population
11,500 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).
Location
Tafea province: west central Tanna.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Dialects
Loanatit, Nerauya, Itonga, Ikyoo. Complex dialect chain; up to 10 dialects (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Typology
SVO.
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1900–1902.